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    Precarious employment and mental health in Europe : Development, validation, and association with mental health of a novel cross-national measure 

    Padrosa Sayeras, Eva (Date of defense: 2022-03-30)

    This dissertation aims to advance knowledge on the contours of precarious employment (PE) as a social determinant of health by developing, validating, and evaluating the association with mental health of a novel measure ...

    Precarious employment and social reproduction: the impact on health and well-being 

    Tanzini, Laura (Date of defense: 2023-06-15)

    This dissertation aims to make a theoretical and empirical contribution to the debate on precarious employment, social reproduction and the impact on health and well-being. In recent years, numerous studies have examined ...

    Precarització de les condicions d'ocupació a la Unió Europea: Precarietat, informalitat, i associació amb la salut 

    Julià Pérez, Mireia (Date of defense: 2016-07-11)

    Aquesta tesi té com a objectiu principal descriure la precarització del mercat laboral tal com es manifesta en diferents tipus de contracte (permanent, temporal i informal) i explorar l’associació de la precarietat laboral ...

    Predicting effects of stroke lesions and recovery through whole-brain modeling and brain dynamics 

    Idesis, Sebastian Ariel (Date of defense: 2023-11-03)

    Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and a major contributor to disability. However, our understanding of the consequences of stroke lesions remains limited, relying mainly on behavioral reports and ...

    Prediction of protein and nucleic acid interactions 

    Cirillo, Davide (Date of defense: 2016-05-09)

    The purpose of my doctoral studies has been the development of bioinformatics methods to quantitatively evaluate associations between proteins and nucleic acids (NAs). This thesis aims at providing insights into molecular ...

    Prediction-based strategies for reducing data transmissions in the loT 

    Martins Dias, Gabriel (Date of defense: 2016-10-28)

    Predictions about the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the next years are optimistic. The number of interconnected devices will continue to grow exponentially, as well as the amount of data that they report. Part ...

    Predictions of RNA-binding ability and aggregation propensity of proteins 

    Agostini, Federico (Date of defense: 2014-06-16)

    RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) control the fate of a multitude of coding and non-coding transcripts. Formation of ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes fine-tunes regulation of post-transcriptional events and influences gene ...

    La Premsa de proximitat cooperativa a Catalunya: orígens i revitalització d'un model d'empresa periodística 

    Camps Durban, Eloi (Date of defense: 2023-09-18)

    Els darrers quinze anys ha crescut l’experimentació amb els models d’organització periodística. La cooperativa és un dels més destacats. Malgrat que estiguin implantades arreu del món des de fa dècades, les cooperatives ...

    Premsa juvenil femenina i identitat corporal 

    Figueras Maz, Mònica (Date of defense: 2005-10-10)

    La tesi analitza la relació entre el discurs sobre el cos de la premsa juvenil femenina i el de les lectores. Concretament les revistes investigades són You, Ragazza y Mujer 21. <br/>El objecte d'estudi s'aborda des d'un ...

    Prenatal and postnatal exposure to tobacco smoking and molecular signatures in children 

    Vives Usano, Marta (Date of defense: 2018-11-26)

    Maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) and postnatal secondhand smoking (SHS) are ongoing public health concerns that are associated with adverse child health outcomes, but not much is known about the molecular mechanisms. ...

    Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and child health 

    Manzano Salgado, Cyntia Beatriz (Date of defense: 2017-12-04)

    Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), such as perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), are synthetic chemicals commonly used in industrial and commercial products including consumer care products, ...

    Prensa y protesta social: la representación del Caso Atenco en La Jornada 

    Colorado Ruiz, César Rogelio (Date of defense: 2014-10-31)

    Desde una perspectiva discursiva, en esta tesis se analiza la representación de la protesta social en la prensa. El estudio se delimita a mostrar el modo en que La Jornada, un periódico de izquierda mexicano, realizó la ...

    Preschoolers' pragmatic development: how prosody and gesture lend a helping hand 

    Hübscher, Iris (Date of defense: 2018-06-27)

    While previous research on language development has highlighted the facilitating role of gesture (mainly deictic gesture) in children’s early access to meaning, little is known about the possible facilitating role of prosody ...

    La presencia de l’L1 en el treball en grup per part d’aprenents adults d’alemany/LE de nivel avançat des d’una perpectiva sociocultural 

    Surribas Naval, Eva (Date of defense: 2011-07-14)

    El nostre treball de recerca té dues parts: una part teòrica inicial i l’estudi empíric que presentem a continuació. Obrim el bloc teòric amb un capítol dedicat a l’objecte d’estudi que centra la nostra investigació: la ...

    Presentation of cytomegalovirus antigens by non-classical HLA class I molecules 

    Altadill Balsells, Mireia (Date of defense: 2023-06-30)

    Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) causes a prevalent lifelong infection in all human populations. Although the course is generally mild and the virus remains latent, HCMV can cause severe disorders in immunocompromised patients ...

    Prestación compensatoria y autonomía privada familiar: validez y eficacia de la renuncia anticipada a la prestación compensatoria en pactos en previsión de ruptura matrimonial 

    Allueva Aznar, Laura (Date of defense: 2015-05-15)

    Esta tesis doctoral tiene por objeto el análisis de la renuncia anticipada a la prestación compensatoria en pactos en previsión de ruptura matrimonial, de acuerdo con el Libro segundo del Código Civil de Cataluña. En el ...

    Presupposition projection and entailment relations 

    García Odón, Amaia (Date of defense: 2012-09-28)

    In this dissertation, I deal with the problem of presupposition projection. I mostly focus on compound sentences composed of two clauses and conditional sentences in which the second clause carries a presupposition. The ...

    Prevalencia, determinantes y prevención de la obesidad infantil 

    Gómez Santos, Santiago Felipe (Date of defense: 2017-01-24)

    Introducción El estudio de prevalencia, de determinantes sociales y de estilo de vida y de intervenciones preventivas es esencial para afrontar la obesidad infantil. Métodos Desarrollo basado en 3 estudios: i) Enkid, ...

    Prevención de la hernia incisional tras laparotomía urgente mediante malla profiláctica 

    Bravo Salvá, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2022-11-29)

    Esta Tesis Doctoral estudia la prevención de la hernia incisional en la cirugía urgente abdominal mediante el uso de malla profiláctica de refuerzo en la pared abdominal en posición suprafascial. Este aspecto está poco ...

    Prevención secundaria del cáncer de cuello uterino en Cataluña : análisis de la historia clínica electrónica 

    Rodríguez Salés, Vanesa (Date of defense: 2017-06-19)

    En esta tesis doctoral se han evaluado indicadores asociados a las principales estrategias propuestas de cribado vigentes en Catalunya desde el año 2006, incluyendo la evaluación de la participación en el cribado, intervalo ...